Rose, 28, did not make his own England debut until March 2016 before then-manager Roy Hodgson picked him in his squad for the European Championships.

But things could have been different for the Tottenham full-back and had he been overlooked that summer, he may have turned out for Jamaica at the 2016 Copa America instead.

“I could have played for Jamaica,” he said.

Had I not gone to the Euros that year then I don't know, it might have been different.

“Both sets of grandparents are Jamaican, it was only a conversation really. Yes, I did think about it because obviously at one point I didn’t think I would get a chance to play for England.

“I wasn’t involved until I was 26 and for me that was a bit late because I had been playing regularly since I was 21.

“There was a point where I didn’t think I was going to play for England. It was only a conversation, there was no deep thought in it – had I not gone to the Euros that year then I don’t know, it might have been different.”Rose made his England debut in a 3-2 friendly win over Germany (Adam Davy/PA)

Rose has since gone on to win 25 caps but admits he would have found it more difficult to come into the squad at a younger age – with 20-year-old Rice and Callum Hudson-Odoi, 18, the latest youngsters to be called up.